Configuring Windows Firewall for Windows Server 2019

By Daniel Lachance
Controlling and securing traffic to and from Windows Server 2019 hosts enhances your organization's security posture. Windows Defender Firewall is included with Windows Server 2019 and can be managed using GUI tools as well as PowerShell cmdlets.
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Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 7, 2020
Duration
1h 38m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
Creating and Managing Windows Firewall Rules
Module Introduction 1m Network Location Profiles 5m Demo: Manage Network Location Profiles 6m Firewall Rule Components 8m Demo: Create a Program Firewall Rule 4m Demo: Create a Port Firewall Rule 4m Demo: Create a Predefined Firewall Rule 3m Demo: Create a Custom Firewall Rule 3m Firewall Settings Mass Deployment 3m Demo: Deploy Firewall Settings using Group Policy 9m Module Summary 1m
Securing Network Traffic with IPsec
Module Introduction 1m IPsec Overview 6m Connection Security Rules 2m Demo: Create an Isolation Rule 10m Demo: Create a Server to Server Rule 6m Demo: Configure an IPsec Tunnel 6m Module Summary 1m
Managing Windows Firewall with PowerShell
Module Introduction 1m PowerShell Overview 4m Managing Firewall Rules using PowerShell 5m Demo: Use PowerShell to Create a Firewall Rule 3m Demo: Use PowerShell to Manage Existing Firewall Rules 4m Module Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Feb 7, 2020
Duration
1h 38m
Description

Protecting Windows Server 2019 hosts from unauthorized network traffic can be achieved with correctly configured firewall rules. Both traffic coming into and out of hosts can be controlled using Windows Defender firewall. More than just basic IP address and port filtering, rules can be based on apps and services and have conditions such as user or host attempting to make a connection. In this course, Configuring Windows Firewall for Windows Server 2019, you'll explore how to create inbound and outbound firewall rules using the GUI including through Group Policy, and how rules relate to network location profiles. Next, you'll discover how to encrypt and authenticate network traffic using IPsec connection security rules. Finally, you will experience managing Windows Defender Firewall using PowerShell cmdlets. When you're done with this course, you'll have acquired the skills needed to plan and implement Windows Defender Firewall rules and IPsec.

About the author
Daniel Lachance
About the author

Daniel Lachance, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA A+®, CompTIA Network+®, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Cloud Essentials, MCITP, MCTS, MCSA, is the owner of Lachance IT Consulting Inc. He is the author of the CompTIA Server+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, CompTIA Cloud Essentials Certification Study Guide, and co-author of CompTIA Security+ Certification Practice Exams.

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Course Overview
[Autogenerated] Hi, everyone, I'm down lessons. Welcome to Pluralsight and welcome to my course Configuring Windows Firewall for Windows Server 2000 and 19. An important aspect of hardening your computing environment, whether on premises or in the cloud, is the proper configuration and monitoring a firewall solutions. In this course, you'll learn how to create manage firewall rules as well as how to work with I p. SEC Connection Security Rules The Windows Server 2000 and 19. Some of the major topics that we will cover include how to create and manage firewall rules, securing traffic on the network using iPod SEC and managing Windows Firewall using PowerShell. By the end of this course, you will understand how to leverage Windows Defender Firewall to protect Windows Server 2000 and 19 by allowing only required traffic into and out of Windows hosts. You will also require the skills necessary to protect network traffic. Using I P sec, I hope you'll join me to learn about configuring Windows Firewall for Windows Server 2019 here at Pluralsight

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